Dispensing card case



July 13 1926. 1,592,240

R. M. WARWICK DISPENSING CARD CASE Filed Dec. 15. 1921 Patented July 13, 1926.

aerator noonns' M; WAR ICK; OF'EASTLAKE'J FLORIDA, ASSIGNOB; or oNE-H LFTO-DIIDLEY w;

1 LESTER, or'wI Mn rrE, summers.-

DISPENSING can-n class;

1 Application'fildfllficenibefl 15, 1921. Serial No 522,548,

My inventionrelatesto a POCkQUCfiSGiCOIH- contained; 3 My invention contemplates the provision o'f fa device-oi the classmentioned that: is of sturdy and compact construction number of'parts th at 'nr factored; that is? easy" that is posititein it'soperation.

he cheaply-manna Another ohject ol t l-reinvention isi-to: pr

' ride a" device of the class meutioned vhich com-prises a card container'that is formed. from' a single'piece of metal tubing;

IEL'EPth-GI Obj GGt of the? invention is to provide-a dispensing'card casei-thatima-y be replenishedwith cards, from. time to time, very easily and in anovel in tumor. 7

A still fuith erobfect of he invention is to provide an inaproazed form of attachlnent" between the so-called sliding? eiector' and the button by "Wh-ii said ejector is op= cra ted. '7

In the accompanying drawingsillustrat ing: a-= preierredi embodiment of; my inventi'on;

Figure: 'l -is atop. plan; View of the card case; certain parts which. are: normally consealed being illustrated bydotted lines and a portion of the; vone 'epiecei container being broken: away" more clearly"- torevealvthe pla to which yieldingily supports the" cards; disv pensed; r

88 Figurean endielearati'on looking from the l'eftlin Fig use; 1 v

Figure is 311 longitudinal: section taken on the-line 3&3 offFigture L this figure illustrating: a'; phu'ali-ty of caads position to A0 beadispensedzone'loyone'in'the-rnanner presently lto-z be described Figure? 4 is "a transverse section taken on line 47-401? FigureS; Figure 5*isr avieav generally similar to Figure 8 1mm ilzlu'stratingsthewdevice in: con-- dition :to be loaded With-cards;

Figure- 6a is: a I View i I: perspective. of the card: supporting. plate-and: its associated spring; and

Figure: 7 is 1 a fragnnentaxy sectional. view illustrating the-details of thezconnection. be-

meat in appearance; but comprises a rniiriirnum' to manipulate; and

tween the sliding. ejector audits. associated operating: button,

Similar characters of reqterence: refer similar througlrthesea'eral views;

Referring to the drawings, reference-nae moral 10 indicates a card containeror housing of tliiedispensing: card case otmy in vention. The container is formed in: one piece from a length" of seamless metaltubsingt'isuchi, for instance. as aluminum tubing, which has been given) the cross-section*illus-- trarted in Figure 4. The: container com prises i'inperforate bottom Wall: 104 im perforate side 'Walls"10'li-0, and? a top Wall 109- Thetopl Wall 10 is provided with a longitudinal slot 11;. the purpose of which: will presently appear-.

Formed integral with one end: (the left end iIr-Figur'esii and5) of the bottom wall 10 i-s-%a lip Whic-h is turnedup-Wardly between! the adjacent ends of the side Walls.

l?1Q and constitutes an end Wall; 12';

It will. be. noted that's-he height of Wall 12 is somewhat less than the vertical distance be tweon the inner surfaces of top and bottom walls 10 and 120 there being a transversely elongated slot or card ejection opening 13 betWeentheeu-pper edge of WalllQ and the adjacent end. of. topwall '10".

Referring now to Figures 3 aud o, it will he noted thatthe: right-ends of the top: and bottom walls 1.0 and 10 extend-beyond the adjecentends of the side walls 10l0, the projecting portions ofthe top and bottom Walls. beingsh-aped to provide. aligned 1 channels 14:14l"for the reception of the upper and loweredgesjof a removable end plate 15.

I: now call. attention to the card supporting plate 16-. This plate is p refeiably pro videdi with a pair of longitudinal stiffening ribs 1 'Z 17 and a downwardly struck boss 18. Fitting. around said boss andbeari'ng against the under surface of said plate 16' i-s-a coiled spring 519 the spring being pref.-

by makingM-a transverse slit in the plate and V striking the metal on one side of the slit downwardly. This shoulder co-operates with the sliding ejector in a novel manner when the dispensing card case is empty, and thus ready for reloading.

I shall now describe the sliding ejector. At 20 I have illustrated an elongated plate which lies immediately adjacent to the under surface of top plate 10, and is adapted at all times to prevent the ingress of dustthrough slot 11. The plate 20 is formed of comparatively thin sheet metal and is provided at the end thereof next adjacent the removable closure plate 15 with a downwardly turned lip 21, which has two functions presently to be described.

At 22 I have illustrated a button which constitutes the means for operating and guiding the plate 20. Button 22 is preferably formed of a soft alloy, and is provided on its under surface with two spaced bosses 2323, these bosses extending freely through top wall slot 11, and having snug sliding fits therein. Forming part of each of the bosses 23 is rivet portion 23 Annular grooves 23 are formed in bosses 23 at the bases of the rivets 23. Said grooves 23 receive the upwardly projecting portions of the metal of plate 20, which lie around the counter-sunk openings 24. Rivet portions 23 extend through openings 24 and are there riveted, the lower portions of the rivets lying substantially flush with the under surface of the plate 20. The herein described attachment of button 22 to plate 20 is extremely effective, and easily accomplished.

Now let us suppose that the card case contains a supply of cards 2424, as illustrated in Figures 3 and 4. The cards are urged upwardly against sliding plate 20 by the supporting plate 16 and its associated spring 18. Vhen a card is to be dispensed, the button 22 is moved toward the removable end plate 15 until the lip 21 engages behind the end of the uppermost card. The button is now moved toward the ejection opening 13 and the uppermost card is partially ejected, through the opening 13. The partially ejected card may be grasped by the operator or by the person to whom the case is presented. This mode of operation may be repeated so long as anv cards remain in the case, one card being dispensed each time the button 22 is moved toward the ejection opening following a movement in the opposite direction, which permits the lip 21 to engage behind the end of the uppermost card.

Now let us assume that the last card has been dispensed, and that the operator, not knowing that his supply of cards is exhausted, attempts to operate the device in the normal manner. IVhen the button is moved toward the removable closure plate 15, the lip 21 engages the shoulder 19 of plate 16. Plate 16 is moved with the button and the ejector until plate 16 engages the closure plate 15, and thus notifies the operator that the case is empty. The operator now removes end plate 15 and by operating button 22 causes the plate 16 to project partially from the container 10, as indicated in Figure 5. The operator now takes a suitable stack of cards, and places same upon the outwardly projecting portion of the plate 16. Downward pressure upon said portion of the plate 16 causes spring 19 to yield, the cards thereupon being moved into proper position, plate 16 being returned to its normal operating position at the same time. The removable end plate 15 is now replaced in its guides 14-14 and the card case is again ready for use.

Vhile I have illustrated and described the details of a commercially desirable embodiment of my invention, I appreciate that various changes in the detailsof the device may be made without departing from the scope of my invention. Hence, I do not limit myself to the arrangement and construction of parts herein shown and described, but wish to claim all equivalent constructions falling within the scope of the appended claims.

lVhat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A case adapted to receive a supply of cards and provided at one end with a card ejection opening and at the other end with a card insertion opening, an ejector disposed within the case and operable from the outside thereof, said ejector being capable of rectilinear movement between said openings, a card supporting plate within the case, spring means urging said card supporting plate toward the ejector, said ejector adapted to engage a card lying next adjacent thereto, and means on said card supporting plate adapted to be engaged by the ejector when the supply of cards is exhausted.

2. A case adapted to receive a supply of cards and provided at one end with a card ejection opening and at the other end with a card insertion opening, an elongated slot in one wall of the case, an ejector plate disposed within the case and adapted at all times to close said wall, said ejector plate being capable of rectilinear movement between said openings, means extending through said slot for operating said ejector plate, a card supporting plate loosely disposed within said case, spring means normally urging the card supporting plate toward said ejector, a lip on said ejector plate adapted to engage the cards to be dispensed, and means on the supporting plate adapted to be engaged by said lip when the supply of cards is exhausted.

3. A case adapted to receive a supply of cards and provided at one end with a card ejection opening. an elongated slot in one of the walls of said case, an ejector disposed within the case and adapted normally to close said slot, said ejector consistingof an elongated strip of relatively thin metal,

means on the ejector adapted to engage the cards to be dispensed, an operating button movable along the outer surface of the slotted Wall of the case, said button being provided with a pair of bosses, which extend through said slot, each of said bosses com prising a rivet portion which extends 10 through and is riveted in an opening in the ejector.

In Witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 12th day of December, 1921.

ROGERS M. WARWICK. 

